Muar Municipal Council
Muar Municipal Council is a local authority which administrates Muar Town of Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. This agency is under Johor state government. MPM are responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure. The MPM main headquarters is located near Muar Bypass since July 2025, replaced its previous office at Jalan Maharani in the Town's business district.
History
- 1903-1910 : Sanitary Board.
- 1921 : Town Board; under Town Board Enactment 1911).
- 06.03.1952 : Bandar Maharani Town Council.
- 01.08.1976 : South Muar District Council ; under Local Government Act, Temporary provisions.
- 01.01.2001 : Muar Municipal Council. This agency was granted municipal status in 2001.
Emblem history
The original emblem of Muar Municipal Council adopted since its establishment on 1 January 2001, consisted of various polygons of different colours including intertwined arrows, a hexagon and a crescent and star. The emblem was slightly modified on 1 January 2018 by replacing the intertwined arrows and the municipal council's motto – Cekap Amanah Dinamik Makmur in Romanised Malay and its name in Jawi Malay with the flag of Muar District. The Municipal Council's name in Romanised Malay was moved into the blue scroll below the shield from the green arc of the shield, with the Johor State motto in Jawi Kepada Allah Berserah taking its original place. The shield is additionally topped by the Johor Royal Crown and supported on both sides by two Johor State arms tigers.Departments
- Management Services '
- Building '
- Enforcement '
- Finance '
- Valuation And Property Management '
- Development Planning and Landscape '
- Engineering '
- Social and Corporate Communication '
- Health and Licensing ''''
Units
- Law '
- Internal Audit '
- Income And Contract '
- One Stop Centre '
- Commissioner of Building
- Information Technology ''''
Administrative areas (zones)
As of 2025, Muar is divided into 24 zones represented by 24 councillors to act as mediators between residents and the municipal council. The councillors for the 1 April 2024 to 31 December 2025 session are as below:| Zone | Councillor | Political affiliation |
| Sungai Balang | Nurul Azreen Md Ishak | UMNO |
| Seri Menanti | Saifulrudin Muhamad | UMNO |
| Parit Jawa | Teong Hock Hon | MCA |
| Parit Bakar A | Zaiton Ismail | UMNO |
| Parit Bakar B | Choo Chiau Seng | MCA |
| Town centre A | Azman Yacob | UMNO |
| Town centre B | Sateesh Rameswaran | MIC |
| Maharani A | Md Noordin Tamjis | UMNO |
| Maharani B | Tamilvanan Sundral | MIC |
| Maharani C | Gan Qi Ru | MCA |
| Town centre 2A | Eng Chong Yang | MCA |
| Town centre 2B | Normah Kassim | UMNO |
| Town centre 2C | Azman Ismail | UMNO |
| Bakri A | Yee Min Wee | MCA |
| Bakri B | Hanizarafida Md Sukri | UMNO |
| Ayer Hitam | Mohd Ghazali Sabari@Atan | UMNO |
| Sungai Terap A | Nadzirah Yusof | UMNO |
| Sungai Terap B | Mohd Iqbal Md Yusof | UMNO |
| Sungai Raya A | Tan Boon Guan | MCA |
| Sungai Raya B | Ng Kai Guan | MCA |
| Jorak A | Nagalinggam Kathayarayen | MIC |
| Jorak B | Tai Chee How | MCA |
| Lenga | Jamilah Abd Hamid | UMNO |
| Bukit Kepong | Mohd Noor Taib | UMNO |